The United States became the country with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the number of deaths more than doubled, from 1,000 to 2,300, between Thursday and Sunday.1 A day after the Department of Labor announced that 3.3 million Americans had filed for unemployment benefits—an all-time high that does not reflect the employment status of gig workers, independent contractors, and the self-employed—President Trump signed a $2.2 trillion economic package that includes a freeze on federal student-debt repayment; grants to many industries, but specifically excluding companies owned by the Trump family or members of Congress; $370 billion for loans to small businesses; $150 billion for hospitals; $400 million for states to prepare for the 2020 general election; and $25 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
Weekly Review
The United States became the country with the most confirmed cases of COVID-19, and the number of deaths more than doubled, from 1,000 to 2,300, between Thursday and Sunday.1 A day after the Department of Labor announced that 3.3 million Americans had filed for unemployment benefits—an all-time high that does not reflect the employment status of gig workers, independent contractors, and the self-employed—President Trump signed a $2.2 trillion economic package that includes a freeze on federal student-debt repayment; grants to many industries, but specifically excluding companies owned by the Trump family or members of Congress; $370 billion for loans to small businesses; $150 billion for hospitals; $400 million for states to prepare for the 2020 general election; and $25 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.